Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 511 Determination

These days, when Li went to the city, she often met people who praised Song Ying to her, praising her for her ability to teach children. Although the praise was not done in front of Song Ying, she was still quite happy.

But she continued to say, "These people are so exaggerated every day. They are not that powerful. She is just a blind cat that found a dead mouse and happened to be able to cure that disease."

Mrs. Tao shook her head and said, "You say others are exaggerating, but I think you are the most exaggerated one. If your Yingwa's medical skills were just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, there would be no great doctors in the world.

You are a good teacher. Your granddaughter is a well-known doctor, your eldest grandson is an official in the county government, and your youngest grandson is also a good student.

These words made Li feel very comfortable. Now her family was living the best life in the surrounding area except for Mr. He!

After a while of compliments, Mrs. Tao finally got to the point: "Now that she has reached the age of marriage, she is already a grown-up girl. It's time to talk about marriage. What kind of family do you plan to arrange for her?"

When this matter was mentioned, Li felt depressed again. What other grandmother could be like her? She couldn't even decide her granddaughter's marriage.

She sighed deeply, "I'm worried about her being neither high nor low. If I ask her to go to an ordinary farming family, I'm worried that she'll feel wronged and delayed. If I ask her to go to a county family, we don't know her at all. If she gets bullied by her in-laws in the future, we won't have the courage to go to their house to support her."

Mrs. Tao also sighed, "Ah, my Qingwa is the same. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep the whole night last night."

Yang came out of the cowshed with the cow. When she heard this, she was startled and asked tentatively, "Didn't your family say that you wanted to marry Qingwa off to a wealthy family so that he could have a career in the government?"

Mrs. Tao's face turned serious. "Who is talking nonsense? We know our own worth and how dare we covet a rich lady."

After a pause, she continued, "Even if there's a rich young lady who wants to marry down, I won't agree. Marriage is all about matching up. For a family like ours, if we really marry a rich young lady, she'll be uncomfortable with this and that, and sooner or later, there'll be chaos at home.

Apart from anything else, my daughter can't do anything. She even needs to be served when she eats. With our family's situation, how can we afford to keep servants? Are we supposed to have our whole family serve her as servants?"

Yang was delighted. If he couldn't marry a girl from a wealthy family, then only his niece would be a good match for him.

Now, let alone the surrounding villages, even the girls from ordinary families in the county town cannot compare to my niece.

Considering that Tao had just asked about Song Ying's marriage, it seems that she is intending to marry Song Ying!

She was very happy. Seeing that Li hadn't come to her senses yet, she hurriedly said, "Aunt is very insightful and thoughtful. It's best to know everything about marriage. You have watched the child grow up, and you know his character and family situation very well.

Don't worry, Auntie. Your Qingwa is only fifteen years old, only one year older than my Yingwa. He's still young, so take your time."

At this time, Li finally tasted the taste, but thinking of Song Ying's previous words, she couldn't agree immediately, so she just smiled and agreed, "Yes, your Qingwa is so promising, how can you worry about not being able to find a wife."

Seeing that Li understood, Tao took out two bags of sugar and said, "We have a lot of things to buy today, and your cow will need some work. We've been busy these past two days and haven't had time to mow the grass for it. Take these two bags of sugar. Thank you for your hard work in feeding the cow."

Yang took it with a smile, "Your family has recently had a big celebration, so I shamelessly accepted it and also wanted to share in your Qing baby's happiness."

Mrs. Tao was a little worried that she couldn't make the decision, after all, she was just an aunt. She looked at Mrs. Li.

Li hesitated for a moment, then scolded Yang: "This quick-handed person, even a mother is not steady."

Then he said to Tao: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

She didn't say she wouldn't accept sugar, which was her tacit agreement. Tao smiled and said, "It shows that you are usually good to your daughter-in-law. Otherwise, how could I dare to be so rude to you."

At this time, Uncle Song came out pushing a cart. Yang hurried forward to lend a hand and together they harnessed the cart. Then she handed the rope to Tao.

Mrs. Tao didn't delay and said, "Then I'll be leaving first. I'm very busy today. Sister Li, Yang Lan, and Fu'an Yuanwa, you all should come over for the feast tomorrow. The whole family should come. I'll go to the city later to talk to your Yingwa and Tianwa, so you don't have to make a trip."

"Okay, okay. Thank you so much, Aunt Tao." Yang smiled so much that her eyes were just slits.

When neighbors go to someone else's house for a banquet, usually only one person goes. If the whole family goes, it is a relative's house.

After Tao left, Song Yuan asked in confusion, "Mother, why did you accept Grandma Tao's sugar?"

In the past, people were busy, so if someone borrowed a cow and didn’t feed it, they would just tell them in advance and they would be understanding.

Yang was in a good mood. "What do you know? I'm not here to borrow a cow, I'm here to propose marriage."

As she spoke, she became a little worried. Yuanwa was okay at studying, but he wasn't very good at dealing with people. If Tianwa was present today, he would have heard it long ago.

"Propose a marriage?" Song Yuan was stunned. "Mom, are you going to be a matchmaker and propose a marriage to Brother Yuan Qing?"

Uncle Song's face was filled with black lines. He also felt that his youngest son was too stupid. "You bastard, I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Yang glared at Uncle Song and said, "He's still a little kid. How would he understand if you didn't tell him?"

Then she told Song Yuan in detail, "Your grandmother Tao has taken a fancy to your sister and wants to marry her to her husband Yuan Qing..."

Yang explained to him one by one the various implications of words, including what giving sugar meant and what accepting sugar meant. Finally, she said, "Remember this: when you listen to someone, don't just take their words at face value. Think about what they really mean."

Song Yuan frowned, "Didn't my sister say that she would make the decision on her marriage? How could you agree to it so easily?

Besides, although Brother Yuan Qing is a good person, his family situation is not good. Grandma Tao is very strong and she has the final say in the Yuan family. My sister doesn't like being controlled by others, so this marriage is not suitable."

Yang was so angry that she slapped him and said, "You know nothing. If the Yuan family hadn't had your grandmother Tao to take charge, there would be no such thing as today.

As for your sister, with her temper, can anyone control her just because they want to?

"It's so hard to find a match for the Yuan family, even with a lantern. Who wouldn't be envious before? I don't know what's going on with their family. They used to say they wanted to marry a noble lady, but why did they suddenly change their mind?"

"Then why did you agree to this?" Song Yuan became even more anxious. "Is there something wrong with Brother Yuan Qing?"

Yang pushed him away in anger. "Is this something you should be worrying about? Hurry up and pack your books and go to school. You'll have a scholar cousin-in-law to guide you in the future. If you work hard, you can pass the exam and become a scholar."

Song Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Mom, is this why you agreed?"

He felt very upset. He knew that his mother and grandmother were doing this for his own good, but this kind of goodness made him unable to hold his head up in front of his sister.